Posted on November 18, 2008 by thatruth2006
It really hurts me to have to write this article, but you know I always call them how I see them here at ZKG. So anyway that reads this blog knows that while I love the PS3, I respect other people’s preferences. I just want to make sure that folks who read this understand that I am NO XBOX 360 Fanboy!! The PS3 console is the only one I own and thus writing this article doesn’t help my argument but it has to be said.
In my previous article I spoke about what happened to me recently, I was playing Call of Duty: World at War online and kicking some major butt I might add. Then the game closes out and I am waiting for it load back up and it never does. I hard cancel the game since my XMB was still alive and after a few seconds I got the error noise and the home screen loaded back up but this time the game disc wasn’t there. I tried to take it out and put it back in, that didn’t work. I tried powering down and powering back up but that didn’t work. Finally, I got on the message boards and started to look around and see if anyone else had experienced this and this was the beginning of the story. Read more »
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by thatruth2006
This is one that I had heard about and read articles about but wasn’t sure what to make of. Then the other night I was playing Call of Duty: World at War and kicking major butt I might add and after the game ended, it usually goes to the load screen before loading out to launch another game but it didn’t do it this time. This time it kind of just stayed on the black screen with the COD logo at the bottom that said loading. It had taken a little longer than normal before so I waited a few minutes and still nothing. I pressed the PS button to see if my XMB was still alive and it was, so I chose quit game thinking I could quit out and come back in. The only problem was that it didn’t quickly close out like I had expected and then I got the yellow light flash and the error beep, no biggie that has happened a few times when I forced out of a game when it had froze. So finally, it comes back to the home screen and I go to launch COD and its not their. I eject the disc, look for it again no dice. I cut it completely off and remove the power cord and turn it back on and still no dice, it was accepting the disc, just not reading it.
Now had this been the old days when I was a bit younger I would be freaking at this point, but instead I calmly went to the internet to see if I could find an answer. I searched and searched and it began to look dire as most of the post and topics said that it was a failure of the blu ray lens Read more »
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Posted on November 16, 2008 by thatruth2006
In the midst of excitement of Call of Duty: World at War and Little Big Planet, I must admit that 007 was a bit of an afterthought for me and I am assuming for a lot of other gamers as well. To overlook this installment of 007 would be a major mistake for gamers who care anything about playing very good games. 007: Quantum of Solace is a very good FPS and very fun to play. The game uses a unique first person shooting, third person cover system that I am sure we will start to see used all over the place in other games but just remember that you heard about it becoming a big thing first here at ZKG and that you saw it first in Quantum of Solace.
A little short, but definitely worth renting.
The game play in Quantum of Solace is fast paced and adrenaline pumped. With the addition of the cover system it makes it much more than a run and gun FPS like most of them end up being, Read more »
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Posted on November 14, 2008 by thatruth2006
So I was sitting around about to write the “Quantum of Solace” review, when I read what seemed like the millionth “CODWAW” article talking a bunch of nonsense and I decided that the 007 review would have to wait, this was more important. Call of Duty as a series is one of the most prolific and respected of my generation and people love to try and boost their traffic by writing post that purposely are provocative or negative just in order to cause controversy, well we don’t do that here at ZKG. Here we only give you the real deal and try not to be to bias in the process and coming up on the end of the first year of ZKG I am pretty proud of the quality of content I have been able create, but anyway back to the review.
Get in the game!!
“Call of Duty: World at War” by Treyarch is the most recent release in the series. Call of Duty is interesting as a series because it is developed by two different software development houses, on purpose. A lot of the time you don’t see two developers pretty much alternating on such a successful title but in this case it seems to work as I here that Infinity Ward is hard at work on COD 6. Treyarch had a tall order, put out a title that was at least as good if not better than “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare“, seen by many as the crowning jewel in the series. As someone who lost countless hours of his life playing “Modern Warfare”, I can honestly say that “World at War” is keeping the quality alive. Read more »
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Posted on November 13, 2008 by thatruth2006
To PS3 owners this title has been one of the most anticipated titles of the year. It was originally intended for a release in mid-to-late October, a last-minute delay involving a song in the game’s soundtrack delayed the game’s release worldwide. Apparently, better late than never as LBP finally hit stores in late October and hasbeen met with an overall good response from gamers and critics.
In Stores Now!!
In LittleBigPlanet, players control small characters nicknamed Sackboy (or sometimes Sackgirl or Sack person, owing to their material and appearance, each of which can run and jump, as well as hang onto and drag/push objects. Players use these abilities in a number of ways: to play and explore the environments that come with the game, which feature Read more »
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Posted on November 10, 2008 by thatruth2006
I am starting to think so. Recently, an article that I wrote discussing what I think is a major mistake by Sony in not lowering their price point to match Nintendo and Microsoft. I thought that the article was well written and made valid points and yet some people still thought that it was what folks call “flamebait”.
If you read ZKG, you know that I am not that kind of writer. I like to deal in the reality of things and facts. Read more »
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Posted on November 10, 2008 by thatruth2006
As I write this I am amazed at the hubris that Sony continually displays. If you read this blog then you obviously know that I am a Playstation 3 fan but if Sony is not careful they could end up on the outside looking in. I think that from a technical standpoint that Sony has the superior console but as was proved the last time around the technologically superior console does not always win. The key to winning the console wars is market saturation, you need to have your console in more homes than the other guys.
Will gamer’s start to say no to Sony if they don’t make a price cut on the PS3?
I thought that Sony understood this, but as the Wii started out at a very low price and Microsoft has recently dropped the price of the XBOX 360 it would seem that Sony would get the picture. Sony’s unwillingness to lower the price of the PS3 console is the biggest mistake that they could make at this point. It has been a few years since the consoles hit the market and there is yet to be a clear winner, what does this mean? Read more »
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Posted on November 8, 2008 by thatruth2006
Let me preface this by saying that while I saw the success of the original Resistance: Fall of Man, I was not the biggest fan of the original title. I played it and just didn’t really get into it. This time around the game was the center of a lot of hype and a major marketing campaign. I must say that I have been very impressed by this latest release. This game is the PS3 exclusive that everyone has been waiting for this year and in my opinion is the best first person shooter (FPS) since Call of Duty 4, though I say this as we are less than a week away from the release of the new Call of Duty 5: World at War.
In Stores Now!!
In Resistance 2, the Chimera have launched a full scale invasion on both the east and west coasts of the United States. You are Nathan Hale and you have joined “The Sentinels,” a special task force of soldiers who are also resistant to the Chimeran virus. You will fight the Chimera in various locations such as the swamps of Baton Rouge to Iceland and back again with “The Sentinels” as you fight the Chimeran virus inside you as it seeks to destroy everything that makes you human. Read more »
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Posted on November 5, 2008 by thatruth2006
This is straight off of Sony’s site, nothing big but progress is progress.
PlayStation®Network
The account creation screens under [Sign Up for PlayStation®Network] and the menus under [Account Management] have been redesigned. > See details.
Other new or revised features in version 2.52 (with 2.50):
Users
- You now have an option to set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after a background download or installation of content has completed. This option is available when you turn off the system under [Users] > [Turn Off System] while content is being downloaded or installed.
Settings
- BD/DVD Settingshas been renamed to Video Settings.
- Under Video Settings, the Cinema Conversion option has been renamed to BD/DVD Cinema Conversion and the Upscale option has been renamed to BD/DVD Upscaler.
- Sequential Playback has been added as an option under Video Settings.
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Posted on October 26, 2008 by thatruth2006
Just wanted to let everyone know that Zo needs a break and so I am going to be out of town for a little while. But never fear I just need to recharge my batteries and I will be right back with all the exclusive PS3 news and reviews. Till then, stay out of trouble and game on.
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